Current Trends in Improving the Legislation and Practice of Applying the Norms on Liability for Crimes Against the Interests of the Service in Commercial and Other Organizations Under Articles 201, 201.1, 202, 203 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation

The article deals with topical issues and features of the application of criminal liability for crimes provided for in Articles 201-203 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation in the light of recent trends that have led to changes in the judicial practice of applying criminal liability under these articles in connection with the adoption of a new Resolution of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation No. 21 on June 29, 2021. The author defines the prerequisites that led to the need to systematize and change the law enforcement practice according to these articles in a new way in order to establish patterns. Within the framework of the work, attention is paid, among other things, to the controversial issues that arise in the doctrine when qualifying under Articles 201-203 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation in order to form a unified approach that corresponds to the changes that have occurred in judicial practice. As a result of the above research and to achieve this goal, the author formulates a number of conclusions and proposals aimed at improving the legislation and practice of applying the norms on responsibility for crimes against the interests of the service in commercial and other organizations (Articles 201-203 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).

judicial practice, qualification problems, crimes against the interests of service in commercial and other organizations, improvement of legislation, abuse of authority, Resolution of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation